Hi I just started a reef tank (150 gallons). I finished cycling the tank ( 1 month with dr fritz turbo start and ammonia chloride) and have since began adding copepods, live phytoplankton, inverts and corals in that order. Since then these brown algae started growing aggressive on rocks (especially on high flow and lighting area), sand, the glass as well as creeping up the base of some of my corals. These algae often have tiny bubbles on top of it too. Now I am wondering if these are the common diatoms that generally grow in new aquarium or the dinoflagellates. My water Parameters are:
salinity - 1.025
pH - 8.1
DkH - 8.4
Mg - 1600
Ca - 415
PO4 ~ 0.25
No3 ~ 0-2.5
From what I can see, my snails and hermit crab do try to eat them, but so far they have made little to no impact. I heard that dinoflagellates are toxic to inverts (how long would it take before they die after eating the dinos)? Also I am worried that they might start hurting my coral if I let them work it’s way out. Please let me know what you guys think.
salinity - 1.025
pH - 8.1
DkH - 8.4
Mg - 1600
Ca - 415
PO4 ~ 0.25
No3 ~ 0-2.5
From what I can see, my snails and hermit crab do try to eat them, but so far they have made little to no impact. I heard that dinoflagellates are toxic to inverts (how long would it take before they die after eating the dinos)? Also I am worried that they might start hurting my coral if I let them work it’s way out. Please let me know what you guys think.